Xu Tan, a hardworking table tennis player, met a genius player Yu Kenan when he was facing an important choice in life. The two joined the national team and worked hard to support each other, and finally won the world championship together... …"Glory Ping Pong" starring Bai Jingting and Xu Weizhou is just such a story of passionate youth and a group portrait of table tennis players.
In this story, each character has its own different theme. Some characters have always insisted, and some characters have also taken a lot of courage to choose another way. No matter which way they choose, no one goes smoothly. , Must be spelled out step by step. What does this drama want to present or express? Follow the WeChat gentleman into the world of Bai Jingting and Xu Weizhou's table tennis——
Bai Jingting (playing Xu Tan): The youth of athletes has the feeling of rivers and lakes
In "Glory Ping Pong", how similar is Bai Jingting's Xu Tan to himself? Bai Jingting thinks that "all are more stubborn and persistent. If you set a goal, you must achieve it."
The table tennis player Xu Tan in Bai Jingting's eyes, "Introverted personality in the early stage, experienced a very confused stage, and gradually found self-confidence in the later stage, and entered a state of imposing momentum." Xu Tan's early character is different from Bai Jingting, "I am more determined and decisive than him, and I have always had my own ideas and a clear direction."
As he grows up, Xu Tan’s personality gradually resembles Bai Jingting himself, and Bai Jingting also works hard to get fit and shape during the six months of shooting to make his appearance closer to the athlete Xu Tan. "My last play "Span10span Ordinary Glory" had a very thin character, so I only had about 120 Jin before shooting "Glory Ping Pong".
After I decided to join the "Glory Pong" crew, I It is observed that table tennis players will basically have stronger limbs. In the play, Xu Tan is also thinner in the early stage and will be stronger later, so he began to train to eat protein powder to gain weight, and achieved a change in the early and late stages of the role. It was almost 150 kilograms by the time."Bai Jingting has maintained the habit of daily fitness until now, "It was this drama that helped me develop the habit of sticking to exercise and fitness."
"Ping Pong World": "Glory Ping Pong" is the most attractive and infectious What is yours?
Bai Jingting: What attracts me most is being able to play a professional athlete. Because I have practiced track and field from elementary school to junior high school, and dreamed of becoming a professional athlete. In the end, due to various restrictions, no I can complete this dream. Now I can have an addiction in the play, and I have also brought my understanding of athletes and many of my experiences into this role, because I love sports very much and hope to interpret table tennis better. Sports.
"Ping Pong World": In order to play the role of Xu Tan, what kind of homework did you do in the early stage?
Bai Jingting: I received the guidance of some table tennis players during the first half of the year. I will also watch game highlights and documentaries in private to observe the characteristics, small movements, habits, and attitudes of the athletes.Although it is unlikely that the level of table tennis will increase too much in a short time, I hope that there will be a gas field between the gestures. Hesitate, at least to maintain a basic similarity with professional athletes.
"Ping Pong World": Is there anything impressive or regrettable in the shooting?
Bai Jingting: I am impressed and regrettable. Put it into one direction. I played table tennis when I was a kid. I regret that I didn’t always take it as a hobby to stick to it. Otherwise, I would be able to interpret it better in terms of form and psychology. I also tried my best to absorb and learn during the filming, and during the break of the set, I will also grab the time to pull up the table tennis guide and go to the next table to train.
"Ping Pong World": Which table tennis moves do you personally prefer?
Bai Jingting: Pull right, and then call out after scoring.When I first started shooting, I felt that I didn't play well and I was too embarrassed to shout. In the later stage, I got used to it and became natural. This is a bit similar to Xu Tan’s growth. At first, the coach asked him to call him and he couldn’t call it. After winning the ball, he walked away silently. Later, he changed many ways of shouting. You can also pay special attention when watching the drama. .
"Ping Pong World": Are there any "knowledges" about table tennis that you have learned from filming this show?
Bai Jingting: The level of each award, the level of importance the athletes place in each competition, and what else should they do? To fight for talents to represent the country, this competitive system is very new to me, including some stories about "sparring teams" in the play, which makes me feel quite novel, and I haven't understood it in depth before.
"Ping Pong World": What is the biggest challenge and difficulty of playing a table tennis player?
Bai Jingting: At first, my body was not very coordinated and confident. In the later period, after continuous training and practical exercises with action guidance, I began to become confident.
"Ping Pong World": Did you experience any injuries or strains during filming?
Bai Jingting: Actually, it's all okay, but sometimes a game is shot for three or four days, and physical strength is a big problem , But when the cocoons that should grow on the back of the photo are grown, and the physical fitness that should be strengthened by training has also been strengthened, there is no major problem.
"Ping Pong World": How do you understand the youth of table tennis players?
Bai Jingting: I feel very passionate, very interested in winning and losing. In my opinion, I feel a little bit of a river and lake. Conquer, then go to polish, and then conquer you.There are stages in life, and each stage has a specific goal. Going over a hurdle, climbing up one stage at a time.
"Ping Pong World": The sports team is also a "school", and professional athletes are also in the "workplace". How is this different from the campus and workplace dramas you have played before?
Bai Jingting: I feel sporty There is a big difference between a team and a workplace. Everyone is in a team. There is a connection between teammates and apprentices. They are more like and closer to family relationships. Interpersonal relationships and feelings will be richer than those in the workplace. Everyone lives in such an environment when they are young. , There is still no way to separate life and career. Everyone is very simple in this environment.
"Ping Pong World": How would you recommend table tennis to your friends? How would you recommend this show?
Bai Jingting: First, I will talk to my friends about the charm of table tennis, and then pull them Watching the highlights of the game together, let them think this sport is very handsome, and then talk to them about some tips I know, and then pull out and we play together. My agent chased this drama very happily. He usually doesn't like to move at all, but he also watched it with gusto.
More complete interview with the main creator of "Glory Ping Pong", see the third issue of "Ping Pong World" in 2021
Xu Weizhou (played by Kenan): I want to go all out and not hesitate
Xu Weizhou's relationship with table tennis came from "Glory Ping Pong".
"Ping pong gives me a sense of belonging", "I play this talented player Yu Kenan, first of all to master self-confidence", "Yu Kenan is 100 degrees boiling water, I left it for 5 minutes "The hot water" Xu Weizhou described table tennis, Yu Kenan, the talented player he played in the play, and himself. He said that to magnify Xu Weizhou’s character is Yu Kenan. On the basis of "seriously engaged in his career" and "very simple", Xu Weizhou interprets Yu Kenan as "always striving for the first" and "always wanting to be the king of table tennis" s story.
Xu Weizhou, who came into contact with table tennis through the filming of "Glory Ping Pong", also has his own understanding of table tennis people and the spirit of table tennis. How would he recommend table tennis like this? Xu Weizhou said straightforwardly: "I fell in love with this show. I also feel the spirit of ping-pong after learning table tennis, so I am very grateful to this drama. I don’t have to recommend table tennis. Everyone can come and play ping-pong together. Let’s play ping-pong fitness together."
"Ping-Pong World": Drama Are there any similarities between the characters you perform in the movie and yourself?
Xu Weizhou: The role of Yu Kenan I played has a lot of similarities with me. First of all, I am like him in character, both dare to love and dare. Hate, always strive for the first; then he is very serious and hardworking in his career. He discards all external factors and only seeks the first. I think his dedication to the things he loves is very similar to mine. But at the same time, we also have a lot of differences. Yu Kenan is a very talented player. I am not a very talented player. Therefore, when acting, I look for the feeling of genius in him. The first is to master. A kind of innate self-confidence, this self-confidence stems from his talent. In the play, I try to present a very confident and courageous big boy.
"Ping Pong World": Did you know table tennis before filming this drama? How do you look at the project of table tennis?
Xu Weizhou: Ping pong is our national game, to me It is a sense of belonging. I am also very familiar with ping-pong. When I was young, everyone would play in physical education. I think that the ping-pong spirit of fighting hard to overcome all difficulties is something that every Chinese has. So when acting in this drama, I want to show more of the spirit of young people today, that is, stick to what I love, don't care about others' denial of myself, and believe that I can do it.
"Ping Pong World": What personal feelings did the creative characters join, and what other people's ideas did they incorporate?
Xu Weizhou: When I first started acting, I would find feelings and imagine Yu Kenan. What kind of person you are, then your mind will presuppose something. After almost a dozen or twenty scenes, I didn't think so much, and I felt completely relaxed.For example, acting in life, I think I am a lot like him. When playing table tennis, it feels like amplifying my own character.
"Ping Pong World": The biggest challenge and difficulty of playing a table tennis player, or what is the most different from creating previous characters?
Xu Weizhou: I think the biggest difficulty is to understand table tennis first. For table tennis, we asked the former national table tennis players to train together before shooting to understand the details of the action. Although this is a film and television series, we still strive for perfection. As an actor, I have also been looking for the characteristics of athletes, observing what they are like in their lives and how they are when they play, and try to portray these well.
"Ping Pong World": What was the hardest thing in the shooting?
Xu Weizhou: The hard part is the hard work, but I also feel the hard work. Later, I wanted to train, I wanted to practice the ball well, I hoped to show a serious and professional feeling in shooting, so I also practiced after shooting every day.
"Ping Pong World": Are there any injuries due to professional movements? Or have any experience of fatigue injuries?
Xu Weizhou: Yes, for example, my feet, thumbs and soles are worn out, and I feel that my shoes are all worn out. It's going to be worn through. Basically, after filming every day, the whole right arm was "worn", so I couldn't get enough strength, and the cocoon would be worn out because of holding the racket all the time. Later, my body gradually got used to this feeling.
"Ping Pong World": What do you understand the youth of table tennis players?
Xu Weizhou: I think athletes are very difficult. Their youth is full of table tennis. They are more innocent than ordinary people. Things are more positive.They have a strong sense of winning and losing. For example, our technical director Liu Yi is very interested in playing games in life, and may be used to being the first.
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